Sugarcraft Step-by-step: Zebra strips Part 1

Improve your sugarcraft skills by following the skills and techniques used by Elaine Thomas aka Mystical
Mischief, Gold award winning cake decorator, and novelty cake decorator, designer and tutor.
With this video learn how to to work with black sugarpaste and create a zebra stripped cake.

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Howto & Style

Tags:

• Sugarcraft
• Cake decorator
• Step-by-step
• How to make
• Black sugarpaste
• Zebra strips
• Elaine Thomas
• Mystical Mischief
• novelty cake designer
• tutor

[pist43]

how do u make black fondant. i buy the ready made white fondant and have used several black pastes, gels etc but the fondant always only comes out grey :-(

[MysticalMischief]

@pist43 You need to either buy pre-coloured (renshaws or M&B make this) or a very strong colouring powder especially made for the job, 'House of Sugar' is the brand I use.

[pist43]

@MysticalMischief wow jus looked on "house of sugar" website. cant believe how cheap they r. ive just ordered some black powder. thanks for ur advice...and love the cake. i started making cakes last yr. i cant afford to go and do it professionally but ive made quite a few and no complaints so far...lol if i new how to put the pics on here i wud show u them...lol

[MysticalMischief]

@pist43 Be careful opening the pot, it tends to puff out! it's very very strong colourant. When I use it I mix it with a little trex before putting it in the paste, make it a day or so before you want it as it'ill take a while for the all the powder to be absorbed. Trex your hands or use gloves when mixing.

[nikkit2401]

what is icing sugar??

[MysticalMischief]

@nikkit2401 Icing sugar also known as powdered sugar or confectioners' sugar . It's a very fine white sugar.

[lnghairgeneral]

@pist43 I find if you are colouring using black pastes and gels, to help the colour along, when it is as dark as you can get it, try adding a touch of purple to it then follow that with yellow, that should make it turn jet black. :)

[lovenhater21]

how do you make the strips not cuting them like how do you make the fonda

[cutieygirlxxx]

can you use liquid coloring

[danamelnik0]

@pist43 how long did it take to come?

[MrWhiteout107]

sup drink white out

[pist43]

@MysticalMischief thanks chuck. ive made quite a few cake since last june but wish i new how to load pics on here. lol onli can do vids......lmao thanks for the advice xxxx

[pist43]

@MysticalMischief nice 1 i will look it up now. thanks m8 never even thought of powder....lol :-)